APRIL 20 MARCH ON WASHINGTON TO OPPOSE BUSH/SHARON WAR ON PALESTINIANS/ 10,000 MARCH IN NEW YORK
April 5, 2002-- Some ten thousand people demonstrated in New York City to demand an end to Israel's U.S.-financed war against the Palestinians. Organizers with the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, which called the rally, said today’s action launched a national Palestine solidarity campaign, the high point of which will be the convergence at the White House of tens of thousands on Saturday, April 20.
Thousands marched through midtown Manhattan from Times Square to the Israeli consulate. Friday’s Times Square rally — endorsed by a wide spectrum of organizations, including Arab and Muslim groups, anti-globalization activists, students, and civil rights organizations (see below for endorsers) — ends a week of massive pro-Palestinian demonstrations, throughout the Middle East, that have been joined in the U.S. by rallies in Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, and Philadelphia.
“This was a rally to stand with the Palestinians and against the bloody war Israel is waging,” said Sara Flounders, co-director of the International Action Center, which is part of A.N.S.W.E.R., which stands for Act Now to Stop War and End Racism. “As such, it is also a rally against President Bush, who is backing Sharon’s offensive all the way — he’s paying for the weapons and he’s calling the shots.”
“The next big step is April 20’s March on Washington to Stop Bush/Sharon’s War Against the Palestinians,” said Flounders. “Today thousands from all boroughs in New York City came out for Palestine. On April 20, tens of thousands are coming to Washington D.C. There they will demand an end to Bush’s war policies and demand money for jobs not war.”
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Contacts: Tony Murphy, Sara Flounders, Larry Holmes
New, organizing video in support of Palestine
April 20: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW if you’re coming to DC
Please consider volunteering on April 20 at the DC anti-war march
San Francisco: April 20th Update on National March Against War and Racism
LIST OF ENDORSERS for April 20 / Resolution of Letter Carriers Union #214: Support the April 20th Marches in Washington, DC & San Francisco
In Washington DC: National Mobilization Against the Butcher Sharon April 22, 2002 - Washington, DC
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